Search for dissertations about: "international expansion strategy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words international expansion strategy.

2. 1. On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm

   Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; logistics; strategy; resource-based view; positioning theory; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. READ MORE

4. 2. Sharecom internationalisation : Exploring business models, business ecosystems, and pathways to international expansion

   Author : Heidi Coral Thornton; Richard A. Owusu; Emilia Rovira Nordman; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sharing economy; sharecom; digital platform; business model; business ecosystem; entry strategy; internationalisation pathway; internationalisation; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : An ever-changing business landscape, rapid developments in digital technologies, and shifts in societal attitudes have paved the way for the sharing economy phenomenon. Over the past decade, sharing economy companies (sharecoms) have emerged in droves, shaking up industry structures globally with their innovative business models and novel valuecreating processes, which rely on the externalised resources. READ MORE

5. 3. Decision-making in SME internationalization : The role and use of Control in decisions made under the uncertainties of foreign market expansion

   Author : Luis Oliveira; Martin Johanson; Carin Nordström; Katarina Blomkvist; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SME internationalization; non-predictive strategy; control-based strategy; environmental uncertainty; international market performance; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the backbone of virtually all economies but most of them are only marginally engaged with global markets, particularly those from developing countries. Our ability to advise these firms is currently limited for two major reasons: on the one hand, conventional International Business literature treats the firm as a black box and does not advance in decision-making dynamics that are critical to SMEs' foreign expansion; on the other, recent SME internationalization studies have achieved important progress but seem dependent on the use of Effectuation theory to represent the decisions that guide SME internationalization. READ MORE

6. 4. Higher Education and the Labor Market : A Study of University Access and Graduate Employment Opportunities in Nigera

   Author : Ejiaga Romanus; Vinayagum Chinapah; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Higher education; university access; labor market; job opportunity; employment; business administration; admissions; occupation; graduate output; quota system; Nigeria; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : This study examines problems of access to university education and graduate employment opportunities in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigates issues of equality of opportunity in university education, quotas in admissions, geographical dispersion of higher educational institutions, student finance, university resources, student characteristics, university output, and the transition of graduates to the labor market. READ MORE

7. 5. Internationalisation as a process of strategy and change : A study of 16 Swedish industrial SMEs

   Author : Henrik Agndal; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis reports a study of the internationalisation processes of 16 industrial SMEs located in the county of Jönköping (Sweden). More specifically, it identifies changes in international strategies, identifies reasons why changes are undertaken and discusses how these changes can be understood when placed in the context of the internationalisation process. READ MORE